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on duty in the West and Southwest. He be-
came student in the University of Georgia
after his return from the war, and was grad
uated from that institution in July, 1861.
Without loss of time he then studied engi-
neering in the University Of Virginia. In
July, 1869, he received the degree Of G. E.,
the head of the graduating class. About a
month later Mr.. Spencer began his distin-
guished career as a railroad man, with an
appointment on the Savannah 4 Memphis
Railroad. Beginning as rodman ne had risen
to be principal assistant engineer when, In
July, 1872, he left the service OF that cor
poration. His next engagement was as
clerk to the superintendent OF the New Jer-
sey Southern Railroad, which he held only
few months. He then made his way TO Bal
timore where, as assistant supervisor OF
trains, his abilities were first enlisted IN the
service of the corporation which has now
placed him at the head OF its affairs. when
the Metropolitan branch was opened, IN
1878, Mr.. Spencer was made supervisor OF
trains on all the branches east OF Martins
burg, including the Metropolitan, Between
April, 1877, and January, 1878, he was su-
perintendent of transportation OF the Viz
ginia Midland road. His next step In ad-
vance was general superintendent OF the
reorganized Long Island Railroads. In DC
tober, 1879, he became assistant 70 the late
John w. Garrett, president OF the Baltimore
q Ohio Railroad Mr.. Spencer was elected
third vice president of the road In July, 1881
in December, 1882 he was promoted TO sec
ond vice president, and in Noyember, 1854
the successive steps by which he has risen
from humble rank IN his business TO that
of dignified elevation 1t Is abundantly clear
that he is a thorough railroad man. The
Baltimore & Ohio Company needed just such
a man at the head of its administration,
and has been so fortunate as to find him.
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THE PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Synopsis of the Majority and Minori-
ty Reports.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-The World publish
es today what it claims to be a synopsis Of
the reports submitted to the President by
the Pacific Railway Commission.
Commissioners Anderson and Littler rec
ommend that the time for payment of the
debt due the government be extended to 80
years, the roads to give the government a
the debt shall be funded at three per cent.
per annum; that the President shall appoint
one trustee and the roads another, who shall
have control of the finances; that the attor-
ney general be empowered to bring any suit
which may be deemed necessary.
Commissioner Pattison's minority report,
the World says, recommends that the char
ters of both roads be forfeited and a receiver
appointed who shall have power to institute
both civil and criminal suits against those
who have defrauded the government and the
roads
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Superstition.
.,..tt..t I

''The pickle in the kraut barrel has all
gone down" said the wife of Waterville
man to her better half, 'there must be a leak
in the barrel" "Oh no, the barrel is all
right" he replied, 'but you happened to
look in at low water. IL you will look In the
barrel at high water you will see pickle
enough" Ihis.is i'm accordance with tine be-
lief OF people regarding sauer krait-!hat the
pickle rises and falls IN the barrel with the
ebb and flow Of the tide. lhe gentlemen
above referred to says he knows 10 10 DC a
fact and challenges anybody VINO doubts 10
examine for themselves.
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An electric light company has been organ
zed in Caribou and that enterprisiDg village
S to be lighted by electricity at an early
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Strikes and Boycotts Condemned by
Worklngmen.

CHICAGO, Dec, 30.-At.a special meeting
of the Trade and Labor Assembly of Chica-
go, held last night, for the purpose of in
structing delegates to the coming session of
the Illinois State Labor Association, decla-
ration was unanimously adopted that the
time has come for independent action by the
workers. Strikes and boycotts against great
corporations were pronounced to have lost
all usefulness, and the delegates to Peoria
were instructed to induce the State Associa-
tion to call upon all its auxiliary bodies to
organize at once for the separate exercise of
their political power.
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this amount Of cloth would furnish sheets
and pillow cases for pretty large portion Of
the families Of all New England. Let us see,
there are 1910 square yards in one acre. 49,
O0O, coo square yards Of cotton would there
fore make tent big enough 20 cover about
$40 acres Of space, and that would hold all
the people Of Maine, New Hampshire and
Massachusetts, comfortably seated, with a
ring of more than 168 acres in the centre. In
a ring Of tIat size the "a, 600 horses Of Maine
according to the last census) could be ac-
commodated with cOnsideral room for pranc-
ing around to. If you don't think so, just
try little arithmetic ON 1t and see for your
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Senator Sawyer on the Postal Tele-
graph.

0sAKosH, Wis, Dec. 3O.-When asked
yesterday whether he was in favor of the
postal telegraph scheme, Senator Sawyer
said he would favor bill which had been
before the committee one and three years
ago. That was that the Postmaster General
advertise for proposals to do government
telegraphing and all other business offered
at price not to exceed 20 cents for 20 words
including the address and signature, for 1000
miles and under; 25 cents for distances be-
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THROUGH A TREsTLE.
Fortunate Escape from Burning
to Death.

OIL CITY, Pa, Dec. 30.-A mixed train on
the Pittsburg & Western road, seven freight
and two passenger cars, went through tres
tie near St. Petersburg this evening, thirty
feet to the bottom of the gulley. 1t took fire
from the car stoves and in a short time the
entire wreck was mass of flames. Passen-
gers all got out and there was no loss of life.
The entire train including tender, went
down, leaving the locomotive on the track.
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Glass Makers Locked out.

SANDWICH, Mass, Dec. 30.-Members of
local union, No. 16, American Flint Glass
Workers Association, have informed the
Boston & Sandwich Glass Company that GER
tain propositions will not be accepted. GEN
pots be not filled with glass this afternoon,
as is the general custom. A shut down of
the works on Monday is consequently inev-
table
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No challenge Yet for tho Cup.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30 Forty Eight hours
after noon today the Off GERS of the New
York club, the present custodians of the
Americas cup, are not bound by the deed of
gift to accept any challenge that may be
sent by foreign yachtsmen asking for a race
in 1885, No challenge has been received.
Rather than disappoint themselves and the
public the club viii extend the time provided
of January
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The Massachusetts General Court


BOSTON. Dec. 3O.-The MASSACHUSETTS Leg
islature will meet on Wednesday next There
will be no caucus for presiding officers, as
President Halsey j. Boardman and Speaker
Charles J. Noyes are to be reelected with
out any opposition. Other officers who will
be reelected without opposition are Herbert
E. Clapp and Chaplain Edmund E. Dows of
the Senate; and Edward III. Mclaughlin,
clerk; J. q. b. Adams, sergeant-at-arms and
Daniel w. Waldron, chaplain of the House.
The inaugural message of Gov. Ames,
which Is almost completed, will be read on
Thursday, and it is stated that a large pro-
portion Of the address will be devoted to a
consideration of the contract convict-labOr
system, which was abolished last year.
1t is said that the governor will advocate
the re-adoption Of the old law establishing
the contract convict system, on the ground
that no other system will meet the require
ments without tremendous outlay to the
State, the superintendent of prisons having
estimated that S336, 900 will be required as a
working capital under the new system.
which was approved by the Legislature of
1897
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FOREIGN.
EngIIsh lnfluence In AfrIen


BRUSSELS, Dec 3O-The Mouvemient
Geographique says:
"Advices from Zanzibar are to the effect
that the British East African Association
has concluded treaty under which the Sui
tan Of Zanzibar cedes to the Association for
80 years sovereignty over the territory be-
tween Port Wanga at the mouth of the Oum-
ba river annd Vita, a district of over 30
kilometers This will facilitate the opening
Of the routes to Victoria Nyanza II shows
ny which will extend her influences to the
source of the Nile 1t is probable that when
Stanley returns he will be asked to under
take this work Of extending civilization"
Gladstone on the Last Move OF the
Tories.
PARIS, Dec. 3O.-The Temps today pub
fishes an interview with Gladstone in which
the ex-Premier described the Irish land
commissioners lent reduction as ''tremen-
dous decision" He said he was thunder
met having alienated the tenants would now
ALLEVIATE the landlords.
The Panama Canal.
LONDON, Dec 30.-The Standards Paris
correspondent says: In an interview on
Friday, Senior Mateur, the Colombian Min
lister, declared that neither by threat nor by
cajolery would his government be induced to
allow America to have anything TO do with
the Panama Canal, even if De Lesseps
failed to complete the work. They would
rather do without the canal than see Ameri-
ca complete it, He had perfect confidence in
De Lesseps and Colombia would prolong the
concession to De Lesseps if necessary.
The Crown Princes Case.
DR.. Mckenzie has returned to London
from San Reno. He is inclined to take an
optimistic view of the German Crown
Princes case.
Panic In a Theatre.
MADRID, Dec 30.-During the perform
ance at the Theatre at Carthagena, this even
ing, a broker occupying one of the stalls
committed suicide by exploding a dynamite
cartridge The concussion extinguished the
lights. The audience was panic stricken
and fed Over 100 were injured.
More Irish Patriots Jailed.
DUBLIN, Dec. 30.-At Newmarket, County
Cork, today, five persons were sentenced to
three months Imprisonment each at hard
labor for attending a meeting of a sup
pressed branch Of the National League.
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The Lockwood Mills.
[watervllle sentinel.l

When one is informed that the Lockwood
Mills have converted during the year that is
now closing, raw cotton into about 100000
yards Of cloth, he has but a very inadequate
idea Of how much cloth that is. If one were
disposed to figure q little he would find that
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The case Against could and Sage

New YORK, Dec. 3O.-District Attorney
MARITIME in turning over to his successor the
complaint of the Kansas Pacific bondholders
against Gould and Sage endorses them with a
statement that he believes the acts charged
constitute crime and that it is very doubt
full If the statute of limitations can be plead
ed as defense.
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Plymouth Church pulpit.

BROOKLYN, Dec. 30-The letter of Rev.
Charles A. Berry, declining the proffered
pastcrate of Plymouth church, was read at
the prayer meeting tonight. A resolution
was adopted, making Rev. DIR. Lyman Abb
bott acting pastor till permanent pastor is
selected.
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Tho KEW FamI,v extermInated.

WICHITA, Kan, Dec. 30.-The Kelly fami-
ly of mo Mans Land whose crimes sur
passed those of the Bender family is nearly
exterminated. After the murderers left the
rancho posse of citizens pursued and found
them fifty miles lsouth in Texas. The old
man escaped. His son bill was hanged and
mother and daughter shot
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National Democratic Convention.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3O.-It is believed Chicago
will not have the Democratic convention.
Congressman Scott of Pennsylvania, sup
posed to speak for Cleveland, has written
gentleman here announcing that the Presi-
dent desires the convention to be held in
New York. 1t is therefore likely the Ma
tional Committee will so decide.
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Members of companies A, b and G are re-
quested to meet at the Fraternity rooms this
afternoon at Las o'clock. The teachers Of
that department are requested to be pres
~
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Bank Dividends.
On Tuesday, January Sd, 1883, the banks
will nav the following dlVidends:


The following transfers Of real estate in
this county have been recorded in the Regis
trs Of Deeds:
Peaks Island MARY Chapman to Oren Hooper,
son & Leighton 81 $50.
Yarmouth-E, r. Doyle to G. A. Allen. 81 and
other considerations.
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MAIN
Pardon Refused.

Especial TO the Press.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 30.-The Governor and
Council have given the petitioners leave to
withdraw in the Staples incest case. They
adjourned to meet JanuarY.12th.
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echoes of wednesdays storm.

MAcHIAs, Dec. 3O.-No gale since 1869 has
been so heavy as that of Wednesday night at
Jonesport. A large number of vessels were
driven ashore; four on Pig Island No bad
wrecks are reported, but all are more or less
damaged. Several had their foremasts
swept away. House were damaged and
barns unroofed in several shore towns.
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pestructiye Fire in Canaan.

SKowHEGAN, Dec. 3O.-A fire in Canaan
this forenoon burned the stores occupied by
Chase & Moody and owned by Henry Kicker;
also the store. dwelling and stable owned by
George Weymouth. The total loss is $1,000;
insurance, $4,000. Two families were burned
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-31
Small Pox In San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 30.-The Board of
Health yesterday held special meeting to
consider the small pox epidemic, which is on
an alarming increase. The papers keep quiet
about the disease, fearing that Eastern visit
ors will be kept away
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shIppIng BUILD at Bath.

BATH, Dec. 3O.-During the year ending
tomorrow five steamers, one barque, twelve
schooners and three sloops have been built in
the Bath customs district The total ton
mage was 11,759; net, 10,494 This years
total tonnage shows an increase of 1868 tons
over last year. Eight vessels, Of about 5000
tons. are now on the stocks.
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The Biggest Moose Yet.

FARMINGToN, Dec. 30.-Isaac James and
Gus Douglass arrived here this afternoon
with the heads and part of tha carcasses oI
two moose shot by them on Spencer stream.
The men say that one of these heads came
from the largest moose they ever heard OF.
He stood just seven feet high and thirteen
feet six inches from nose to end OF hind
hoof. He had name six inches long and
his antlers spread four feet and had
eleven prongs, indicating fourteen years OF
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The STATE.



An electric light company has been organ
lied in Caribou and that enterprising village
is to be lighted by electricity at an early
day.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
New Gloucester Grange have elected the
following officers: Master, g. W. Hatch ;
overseer, j. W. Rideout; lecturer, +. ~.
Marshall; steward, G. Z. Fogg; A. Steward,
G. L. Wharf: chaplain, G. II. Chase; treas
urer, j. Cunningham; secretary, ). +.
Sweetser; G. X, @. fl. Day pomona, Carrie
b. Wharf flora. Gertrude A. Morse: ceres.
Marshall.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
At the Eastern State Normal School at
Castine there are now So scholars IN atten-
dance and many more expected before the
term Is far advanced. There are 20 young
men and 81 young ladies'. The entering class
tation by counties at the school: Hancock,
80; Penobseot, 10; Washington, II; Waldo,
Z; Knox, A; Kennebec, 2; Piseataquis. q
Aroost0ok, l.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A Colby student was caught taking down
the sign In front of Dow's drug store, ana
was compelled to spend one night In the
lookup, last week.
Agriculture will be held in the State House
on the third Wednesday in January next,
18th. Members Of this board, one from each
county, are elected by the agricultural socl-
eties
Gen. Mitchell, of Bangor, appeared before
the Governor and Council Thursday after
noon, in behalf of a pardon for John ~
Lawrence, of Newport, sentenced Sept. 10,
1870, for life for murder.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
N. l.. Weed, of Lincoln's Mills, shot seven
foxpQ in fnur daVa
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Mean daily bar. 5000 Maximum ther. LOB
Mean daily.ther. 40 Minimum ther... z
Mean daily d'wpt. 10 Max vel. wind.... II
Mean daily hum. 1877 Total precip..... o.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Dec. 80, 1887, 1000 PM
Observations taken at the same moment ui time
at all stafious
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appointed to report. at least 400 exceptions
have been taken. Today Surrogate Rollins
appointed another referee, mot for general
purposes. heaven forbid" he says, but to
proceed de die In diem to resettle accounts"
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TINE WEATHER.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 81.
The indications for New England are
warmer, fair weather, followed on Sunday
by snow, light to fresh northwesterly winds.
shifting to southeasterly.iand increasing in
force
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT,
PORTLAND Me- Dec. 80 1887.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, Me.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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The Gilman Estate.

NEW YORK, Dec 3O-The estate of
Nathaniel Gilman, who died in Waterville,
Maine, December, 1858, has been in litiga-
ton twenty-eight years. The personally
originally was valued 100000. Gilman was
resident of New York. The first contest
opened on question among the children of
the testators first and second wives as to
whether the viii should be probated here or
in Maine. A half-dozen referees have been
The Portland daily press., 1887-12-31

Returns for Canada show 1882 failures
with S16.311, ,745 liabilities; average. S11, SOB.
every "a firms in business. In the United
States the average was one in every Ill firms.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Cleveland VIII Not Send a Supple
menta.y Message.
Senator cuIIom's Postal Telegraph
RIIi.
Blackburn Suffering from Cancer In
the Stomach.

New YORK. Dec. 3O.-The Herald's spec
ial from Washington today says that Presi-
dent Cleveland denies the report that he in
tends to send to Congress a supplementary
message defining his position on the tariff
question.
Meeting Of the Fishery Commission
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a YEARS FAILURES.
Falling off In Number, But Large
Increase In Liabilities.

NEW YORK. Dec. s0.-The years return of
failures reported by r. G. Dun & Co. and
E. Russell of the Mercantile Agency shows
a decrease of 200 In number, and the large
increase of $53,O00,0O0 in liabilities, as fol-
lows:
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Robbed His Roommate.
Kicked to Death by a Horse.

BANGOR, Dec. 3O.-Reuben S. Page, Jr.'
died this evening from injuries received Sat-
urday night by kick from horse, terribly
crushing in the face and causing congestion
of the brain.
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Oak Grove Gets a Lift from the
ModoCS.

VAssALBoRo, Dec. 30-The trustees of
Oak Grove Seminary, the institution which
has suffered so severely from fire, and for
the burning of whose building young Har-
rington has recently been sentenced to the
State prison, met here yesterday to perfect
arrangements for rebuilding in the early
spring c. M. Bailey, I. B. Hussey, j. j.
Frye, Hannah j. Bailey, Alfred Jones,
MyraE Frye, C. M. Jones and r. II. Mich
OILS we pointed a building committee and
were instructed to meet on Friday, January
Sth, with G. M. Bailey at Winthrop, to ex-
anime plans for the new building which it
is proposed to push forward to completion in
time to accommodate the fall term of 1888.
Among the donations reported at the
meeting was one of So from the Modoc
Indians in the Indian Territory in memory
of Frank Modoc, who attended school at
Oak Grove during 1886, and who is now
with his tribe. Immediately upon hearing
of the schools loss the tribe collected the
amount named above and forwarded to the
trustees The trustees report the school in
fourishing condition with between 90 and
100 scholars assembled in Greenwood Hall,
one of the buildings saved from the fire.
Robbed His Roommate.
GARDINER, Dec. 3O.-Deputy Sheriff Nor
ton arrested Charles M. Shorey at Oakland
today for robbing his room mate of $540.
On his person were found $780, Shorey is
now at the police station awaiting the arrival
of Boston officers.
Kicked to Death by a Horse.
BANGOR, Dec. 3O.-Reuben S. Page, Jr.'
died this evening from injuries received Sat-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-09
4 Pretty Fight ns 1t Stands,

Judge Thurman is a long.headed poll
tician. he knows when thing hurts and
about how deep the cut is. v After he had
resd tho le.uraa from Macon, including
that remarkable trade and eulogy from
Z General jackson, Mr.. Thurman said pub
licly that Jackson was m enemy Of Ceve.
land, beside being ian old iool"; and an an
idiot. This was the crafty politicisn'a way
Of dlfccuntirg the effect Of the Macon
performance. IA;
General Jackson, not aatiu6ed with this
mode Of disposiDg Of him, unwilling to be
placed in the numerous category Of the
enemies Of Cleveland, makea haste to pro-
test that Cleveland has no better friend
than himself. Certainly he owes some.
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T0ak Euhor OF NC iafEtgCHctr, '4aI i2ss.%NtS-tE
sla:-Thers ID an evil, audit Is q grow.
Ing one, which should arrest tho attention
Of every man, whether oil orthodox iaith
or not, who has the good Of his fellows at
heart; and this 10 the seCulariziug Of tho
Sabbath, In Ito conversion from n day Of
rest 10 ono OF labor, sport and dissipation.
When the day was set apart II was with
the full knowledge OF It's necessity 10 tho
physical as well 90 to tho spiritual man,
aud every man who Tor a compensation
does unnecessary work does not only an
injury to himself, but q greater one to his
posterity, by forcing on thsm slavery
which hs voluntarily asauneg. Without
attempting 10 argue the moral point III.
yolyed In its dissertation, 10. us look Gt
tho Influence cf this eeculSrlzlng on the
future OF the laboring man for dives!ed
Of Ito kanctity, how long would 1t DO be.
fore Is would BIO absorbed by the labora
which hll the other days ofthe week Mems
n. Z ,saitiep, backed by his ccpility, would
at once ignore its claim as day Of rect,
when he would be forced into one eternal
grind. from which tisrs would be MOLE,
j . until exhausted nature refused longer
10 honor bis draughts On her. Deprived Of
the res. which sweOteNs toll, labor bs'
comes wesrinesa evsr into death.
To one who can look back over fifty
years this tendency 10 reduce the Sabbath
to common working day and iss grsdunl
ab,orption by labor ag Huoh, ID very ap'
parent, and should tho same ratio Of alb
eorp.ion continue 1t would require 6
prophet to ioresss ths. another ilI.y year,
will not have pasael until the Snbba.t
will exist but In nama. But there /!
another standpoint from which to vie1
this subject, and that 10 1Iom ita tendency
to the submission Of all law---through il.
open defiance Of those made to pyosec. tht
sacyednesa OF tbs day. The time has no
long passed aincs such exhibitions as car
be witnessed any fair Sabbath In many
Of the public places IN snd around thu
city would have bsea quickly suppressed
but "liks officers like men," and wher
those who GRO sworn to execute the law
neglect their du:iea and trample thsi
oaths In the dust thers will ever bs lount
those who arc ready to .ranple the law
under foot. Xxx,